WEBVTT LASTCRITICS CONTEND PAIN MEDICINE ISBEING HANDED OUT LIKE CANDYEMERGENCY LEGISLATION SOUGHT BYTHE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILLPROHIBIT DOCTORS AND OTHERPRACTIONERS FROM PRESCRIBINGPATIENT MORE THAN A SEVEN DAYSUPPLY OF OPIOIDS.>> I WOULD THINK THAT THEPRESCRIBERS MAY HAVE STRONGOPINIONS ON IT.>> SOME OF THEM MAY AGREE SOMEOF THEM MAY THINK THEY KNOWWHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR PATIENTS.REPORTER: SEVEN STATES PLACDURATION OR QUANTITY LIMITS ONOPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS.ARIZONA, CONNECTICUT, MAINE,MASSACHUSETTS, NEW YORK, RHODEISLAND AND VERMONT.JUST LAST WEEK GOV HOG-- GOVERNOR HOGAN DECLARED ASTATE OF EMERGENCY FOR OPIOIDAND HEROIN MISUSE COMMITTING ANADDITIONAL $50 MILLION OVER THENEXT 5 YEARS TO BEEF UPEVERYTHING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENTTO TREATMENT CENTERSBUT THE CHAIR OF THE HOUHEALTH AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONSCOMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT HEALTHDEPARTMENTS REQUESTEDDESCRIPTION LIMIT BILL WOULDCARRY MORE WEIGHT IF SOME ONEFROM THE ADMINISTRATIONTESTIFIED IN SUPPORT.>> THIS ADMINISTRATION HASCHOSEN NOT TO TAKE POSITIONS ANOT GIVE US THEIR OPINION.THEY GIVE US LETTERS OFINFORMATION.SO IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO KNOWWHAT'S ON THEIR MINDS.REPORTER: THE HOUSE COMMITTEEHEARD A HALF DOZEN OPIOIDRELATED BILLS.ANOTHER THAT IS ALSO GETTINGLOT OF ATTENTION ESTABLISHES 10CRISIS TREATMENT CENTERS ATOLL-FREE HEALTH CRISISHOTLINE AND REQUIRES COLLEGESAND UNIVERSITIES TO OFFERCREDITS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USEDISORDER AND PAIN MANAGEMENT.>> THERE'S A GREATER NEED TOPROVIDE FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFFTO WORK IN SOME OF OUR SERVICESIN COMMUNITY BASED PROVIDERSREPORTER: BILL SUPPORTERSCONCEDE THERE IS NO FUNDINGSOURCE.THEY ARE COUNTING ON MATCHINGFEDERAL MONEY TO PAY FOR IT.